CONTENTS
FEATURES
34 Tapping Into
Craft Beer's Momentum
Strategies for selling and improving
the craft brew experience
By Melissa Niksic
40 Cheers Wine Tasting:
The Year's Best Wines
Our national wine panel's highest-rated wines of 2013
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6 First Sip
8 Drink Culture
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16 Scene: Tørst
A Brooklyn beer hall is becoming a
serious bar destination
By Thomas Henry Strenk
18 Washington Wines
Step Up to the Plate
The state is a powerhouse in terms
of its production of impressive and
well-priced wines
By Liza B. Zimmerman
38 Beer Growth Brand Winners
Cheers presented some of the 2013
winners with their award plaques at the
recent NBWA show
46 Drinks: Winter Warmers
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